Stocks rebound on DSE, CSE after days of decline

Stocks rebounded on Monday as indices rose on both the bourses—Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) snapping a streak of declines, with most listed companies posting gains.At ...

Political clarity gains, but execution risks linger: Fitch Ratings on Bangladesh

Fitch Ratings has said Bangladesh’s 12 February general election has reduced near-term political and policy uncertainty, which could support improvements in macroeconomic stability, but cautioned that effective reform execution will ...

Labour ministry adopts 22 fast-track action plans

The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Monday adopted 22 time-bound action plans to be implemented within 180 days as part of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led government’s Election ...

Probe demanded after journalist beaten during police operation at Suhrawardy Udyan

Bangladeshi Journalists In International Media (BJIM) on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the assault on a multimedia reporter of Banglanews24 during a police operation at Suhrawardy Udyan and called for ...

President to pay tribute to BDR martyrs

President Mohammed Shahabuddin will pay tribute to martyred BDR (Now BGB) members at Banani military graveyard on Wednesday.The President will place a wreath at 10:00 am, marking the National Martyred ...

Bangladesh, China Target 10,000 Students for Language, Technical Skills Programmes

Bangladesh and China have taken a fresh initiative to bring around 10,000 Bangladeshi students under Chinese language and technical skills programmes as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in ...

Abducted schoolboy freed within an hour after PM Tarique’s intervention

A schoolboy abducted in the capital on Sunday was rescued within an hour following direct intervention by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who ordered law enforcement agencies to act immediately, officials ...

Stocks trade lower at DSE, CSE in early session

Trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) was marked by a downward trend on Wednesday, the fourth working day of the week, with key ...

Pilkhana Carnage: President, PM pay homage to martyred army officers

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday paid homage to the victims of the Pilkhana BDR carnage, including 57 slain army officers, marking Jatiya Shaheed Sena Dibas.The ...

Sazzat Ali resigns as DMP commissioner

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali has handed in his resignation letter.Confirming the matter to Prothom Alo today (25 February), the senior police officer said he will continue ...